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Friday, March 25, 2011

CaveStory (Mac/Linux/Windows)

Cave Story is side scrolling metrovania pixel awesomness.
1 guy, Daisuke Amaya nicked named Pixel, worked over 5 years on one of the best 2d games to date.
The gameplay resamples the early Metroid and late 2D Castlevania games, combining 2d plattform action with exploration and RPG elements.

In the heart a 2d plattform action game you can obtain new abilities such as double jump or a jetpack to explore new areas of the huge world. The game offers 10 different weapons each with 3 upgrade levels you unlock by collecting yellow triangles dropping from enemies.

The sprites and title-sets are made with love and are full of details, different sections of the world have all their own unique feel and the whole presentation is a lovely homage to the 8bit area of gaming.

The music and sound effects are top notch as well and blend perfectly in.

The story is about an amnesiac robot who wakes up in a cave. After some exploration you will discover a mad scientist trying to take over the world, dragons, a floating island and so much more.

Excellent controls, detailed lovely 8bit graphics and a wonderful soundtrack makes a truly awesome game which you should play right now!

Side scrollers are the best imho. it doesn't always have to be 3D, you know. I wish the big studios would realize this. Look at Angry Birds. How much that has sold. And there is a reason why Donkey Kong, Mario brothers Wii are so high up in the Wii Top 20 despite the fact that they are rather old.Their concept trumps everything that just pushes out something in 3D that isn't even fun at all.